Welcome to our graduate exploratory!

Ph.D. Program in Nursing

The purpose is to develop

clinical scholars, faculty and researchers

who can teach and provide leadership

through scientific inquiry and innovative practice

Penn State School of Nursing

Individualized plans of study

Distinguished Faculty

Gerontology: exercise, immune competence, mood, life satisfaction; instrument development Sarah Gueldner RN, DSN, FAAN Director

Jung’s typology -- individual differences in the workplace; organization development and administrative issues Frieda Holt RN, EdD Professor-in-Charge, Graduate Nursing Programs

Interactions between the reproductive and immune systems, with focus on physiological causes of fatigue in women Elizabeth Corwin RN, CRNP, PhD Coordinator, Family NP Program

Penn State is a prime resource for research

Nursing home placement and home care giving Kathleen Mastrian RN, PhD Assistant Professor Coordinator, Shenango campus

Effect of social context on health and health care; rural health status Deborah Preston RN, PhD Associate Professor Health Education and Nursing

Human/technology interface, distance learning climates, effectiveness of collaborative learning and teaming, ethical use of technologies in healthcare and learning environments Dee McGonigle RNC, FACCE, LCCE, PhD Associate Professor Nursing Information Science & Technology

Internationally known School of Nursing

Community health for the elderly, healthcare access and delivery, rehabilitation of spinal cord injury Joan Panchal RN, PhD Assistant Professor

Social support, health outcomes, critically ill patients, primary care, nurse practitioners, and cardiology Judy Hupcey RN, CRNP, EdD Assistant Professor

Parent, child and family related issues Mary Beth Clark RN, EdD Assistant Professor

Innovative programming

End of life treatment choices; death and dying; moral distress of health care professionals Gail Havens RN, PhD Assistant Professor

Neonatal growth, behavior, development, infant attachment and emotional expression Jana Pressler RN, PNP, PhD Assistant Professor

Evaluating effective collaboration and coalition development, rural health issues, the operation of nurse-managed centers Susan Youtz RN, DEd Research Associate

Penn State is a leader in information resources

Rural/underserved populations, Old Order Amish, understanding organizational change ie., healthcare system’s response to restructuring, mergers, & alliances Kathleen Fisher, RN, CRNP, PhD Assistant Professor of Nursing

Theresa Balog, R.N., Ph.D., Assistant Professor Coordinator, New Kensington Community health

Carol Smith, RN, CRNP, D.S.N. Associate Director, Academic Programs Qualitative methods, healthcare outcomes, health behavior

Mona Counts Assistant Professor Primary care delivery to underserved areas, outcomes of health care by nurse practitioners

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